Mauritius: On the Spice Route 1598-1810 by Piat, Denis [prŽface by Patrick Poivre dÕArvor ] - 2010

Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, 2010. 1st edition. hardback with dust jacket. As New. octavo. 255pp., colour & b/w plates, text ills., maps, notes, bibliog., index, ÔThe story of Mauritius known as Isle de France to the French in the 18th century; the exotic Indian Ocean island at the heart of the fabled Spice Route.Õ Inc. rare archival documents & fascinating stories of well-known French figures of this period, like the founder of the colony Governor MahŽ de La Bourdonnais, the explorer and botanist Pierre Poivre, and the celebrated explorer Jean-Franois de LapŽrouse. Updated English-language version of the original French edition, first published in 1999